One of my friends asked me an interesting question! I share about what I have learned in life usually in my articles. She asked me to share what I am learning this week 🙂 So, here you go!
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Preparing for a college interview
Got to share a few interview tips to students earlier today. Sharing a few pointers from the same!
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The basic colors of the rainbow also have healing properties. The colors we choose to wear, the colors we paint our rooms seem to not only convey our personality, they also can help us establish balance in our mind and body. Same is true with foods as well. It was interesting to correlate the same.
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Got to experience it this week where some of the articles I have written over the past few weeks turned into conversation starters with a varied set of audience, ranging from students, entrepreneurs, family and community group discussions!
Continue reading “When articles become conversation starters…”Harvest festival (Pongal/Sankranthi)
In India harvest festival is celebrated in the middle of January (13, 14, 15, 16) with each of the days being celebrated for different reasons. It is interesting to see how small acts from a cultural standpoint have a huge impact on the community and our lifestyles!
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Dasavadhani is a word in Indian literature that signifies someone who can multi-task 10 different things at varying degrees of high complexity at the same time. Usually during the harvest festival in India (typically this week), Avadhanis will be invited to showcase their skills on various TV channels.
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Given that most of us around the world are working remotely, the amount of time we spend at home has increased. Use and wear & tear of home appliances and services have also increased. It seems to be worthwhile to learn how to do some of the home projects in a DIY (Do It Yourself) mode.
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Many cultures seem to attribute a similar significance to turtle / tortoises. It was interesting to see the commonalities!
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When I asked friends and colleagues how the new year has been so far, this is what they had to say…
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Resolutions are ways to bring back some discipline in an aspect of your life that we seem to have drifted away from prioritizing! While it does not have to be during a New Year, well.. now is a good time as well to revisit our priorities!
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I started blogging on 26th December 2019 and I completed one year of blogging! Thank you for your continued readership and support! Sharing my learnings for the past one year!
Continue reading “Learning Thursdays 1 year Blogversary – Thank you”Quiz 35 – Planets in our solar system
If you want to be humbled by nature – take a look at the sky, better still visit the planetarium. How many of these planets and details about them can you identify correctly?
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Tomorrow has been declared as a snow day (amidst everything else that is going on :)). Even virtual / remote schools are closed.
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Over a period of time, there is truly a fine line that gets drawn between friends and acquaintances. One fine day, the realization hits us and we are not ready to accept it either way! Are there any telltale signs that we can look out for..?
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During the past few weeks if any of you have faced issues of burnt food or burnt pots and pans, then you might find this pattern interesting!
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What is the value of your website? When we use DIIB, we seem to get a dollar value evaluation for our website. Have you tried it? Are there any other sites providing a similar functionality?
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We did our part… and now.. we wait…!
This one goes down memory lane!
Quiz 32 – Unique birds and animals
How many of these unique birds and animals can you name? Test your knowledge below!
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Inspired by a blogger friend Pooja (Lifesfinewhine), sharing a day in my life!
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How many of these popular trees can you recognize? Test yourself!
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It was interesting to see the way the Avatar character (Avatar – the Last Airbender) has been portrayed in the animated series. The four elements and their connection to human personalities and astrology was a beautiful connect!
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Loans and terms – take a closer look
Taking a loan and making monthly automatic payments seems a normal activity. However, some fine print coming into play currently! Sharing some of my lessons learned in the process!
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30 countries – Blog Milestone
Today is a big milestone for the Learning Thursdays blog 🙂
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Quiz 23 – Famous movie quotes
How many of these do you know? Have you watched all these movies? If not, would be a good collection to watch!
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Photography – Levon Biss
I got interested in microsculptures and learned about paintings on rice, and wondered how artists try to keep their hands steady. Started looking into it and found an artist called Levon Biss who uses technology to help him photograph…
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Six word stories – heard about it recently. Wanted to write one and started browsing what others had written. Wanted to share some of the beautiful ones out there!
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Learning from middle schoolers
Grades 6,7,8 typically fall under middle school. While volunteering at one of the school events, got a chance to spend a few hours with a small group of middle schoolers. We started chatting and some of their perspectives were eye-openers for me. Sharing some of them!
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How can I live longer?
A million-dollar question that all of us would have thought about at least once in life! Although thoughts about it used to come, there never was a clear answer ever. However, one of the lectures by someone knowledgeable about Vedas and Puranas seemed to hint an answer. It was an interesting perspective and not about the environment or lifestyle, and it made me wonder about our existence and the purpose behind it. Sharing what I learned thus far…
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Disruption – small or big?
Is it easy or difficult to disrupt a normal routine? Ask a mother who sends her kids to school in the school bus (need to maintain time) and then rush to office to be on time! Yes.. one day waking up few minutes late can cause a huge disruption in itself for a single family.. what about organizations and countries? When my son asked me about it.. I started thinking about how disruptions can grow in size pretty quickly and especially for areas that are really unpredictable.
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How do 10 year olds think these days?
When I was growing up, focus used to be on studies and play. When my children were growing up, focus was on studies and extra curriculars – not necessarily play. Amidst all the subjects and theory, there has and will always be a good amount of applied knowledge that one needs! I am a true believer of this. I was pleasantly surprised to see how some of the elementary schools in a few states were teaching new subjects. Sharing what I learned and how I felt…
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Getting out of hoarding habit
Any mother can relate to the concept of hoarding! The albums, the childhood memories, the small clothes, tiny shoes, special toys, special occasion dresses, first-time-ever memories…. the list goes on.. and suddenly you turn around and look and you can be qualifying yourself as a hoarder!
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Repeating a name
Does sound have a healing effect? What happens when we keep repeating a name or word multiple times?
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Rangoli – An art of decorating
Rangoli is an art form, prevalent in India, in which patterns are created on the floor or ground using rice flour, flowers/flower petals, colored sand etc. It is usually made during festivals or during December-January timeframe. The bigger and beautiful the artwork, the more the pride and credit to the artists.
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There are many benefits of Turmeric and knowing how to have it makes a big difference. When children have a cough or cold, it is usual for a mother to give them Turmeric milk.
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Dhanvantri – Physician of Gods
I have been interested in home remedies from when I learned about Turmeric and its benefits as a child (while in my mother’s kitchen). As I grew, my curiosity to understand whether anyone has collated these remedies and put it together increased. Who shared these? How did anyone come to know of it? Is there anything written down anywhere?
Sharing what I found thus far…
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Pranas and Life activities
We saw the different types of mudras in the previous blog. Now let us look at the how some of the mudras are connected to the basic life activities of human body.
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I have heard lemon juice (or lemonade) is a good way to reduce bloating. I gave it a try to see if there was any truth to it.
Sharing my findings:
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ECG & Fitness tracker
With the advent of automation in the healthcare industry, there is one device that interested me last year. It was a handheld ECG device that can be connected to a mobile phone.
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One of the areas that interested me when I started learning about acupressure points on the palm (refer Health in your hands blog) was how holding your fingers and palms in certain positions have health benefits. These specific positions were called as Mudras. I tried to read about them and try it out in my circles and found it to be working when practiced regularly.
Sharing what I have read and understood thus far…
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How my mother made me eat vegetables
As I was growing up, I did not like to eat vegetables. Every parent has a way to make their children eat vegetables. My mother’s way was unique. She loved to read, and she never got the chance to read after she had kids (we basically kept her super busy.. yes.. guilty of that). I used to admire my parents sit and sip their morning coffee fighting for pages of the newspaper and who gets to read weekend magazines that were delivered.
One of the magazines impressed my mother, as she had found her key to make me read and to make me eat my vegetables. World-wide universities do research on food habits and what is nutritious to eat from across the world and why.
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